A flying visit – A Shakespearean story arc… | Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo
The afternoon was drawing to a close and the chill of early spring was settling over Stratford-upon-Avon as we made our way back towards the car. There were still many … Continue reading
Caro Newling | The Ferryman producer | Neal Street Productions
The theatrical impresario Caro Newling’s production company Neal Street, which she founded with Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris, boasts a vast portfolio of film, stage and TV hits – but … Continue reading
Olivier Awards 2018: the winners in full
This year’s Olivier Awards saw Hamilton take home seven prizes, the most of any show, including two performance accolades and best new musical. Its seven awards mean it now shares … Continue reading
Lady Windermere’s Fan, Vaudeville Theatre, London 2018 | reviewdonkey
This is the second play in Dominic Drumgoole’s Oscar Wilde season in the West End and it is directed by Kathy Burke. I attended this production with some trepidation because, … Continue reading
Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya: Love in the Creative Partnership | A R T L▼R K
On the 3rd of April 1950, German composer Kurt Weill died of a heart attack in New York City. His highly innovative and eclectic works for the theatre, such as … Continue reading
How Anna Scher’s maverick acting school created so many working-class stars | Stage | The Guardian
For 50 years Anna Scher has taught acting to north London children, with many – such as Kathy Burke, Daniel Kaluuya and Adam Deacon – becoming household names. What is … Continue reading
Shakespeare in Politics: Ustinov’s Romanoff and Juliet
On the 2nd of April 1956, German-Russian born director Peter Ustinov’s screenplay Romanoff and Juliet premiered as a theatrical performance in Manchester, England. A Broadway production followed an… Source: Shakespeare … Continue reading
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard dies at 89 – BBC News
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard has died at the age of 89 after a career spanning eight decades. Daughter-in-law Jacqueline Reddin said he died in hospital in Leicestershire, shortly after breaking … Continue reading
Madhubala, a Bollywood Legend Whose Tragic Life Mirrored Marilyn Monroe’s
A Bollywood legend whose tragic life mirrored Marilyn Monroe’s. via Madhubala, a Bollywood Legend Whose Tragic Life Mirrored Marilyn Monroe’s
Carrie Hope Fletcher | singer, author and actor| interview
Her CV boasts stints in big-name West End productions and her vlogs attract a huge following, but the multi-talented performer, author and internet star tells Mark Bonington her upcoming show … Continue reading
A message for UNESCO on World Theatre Day | openDemocracy
“And they cannot stop us. Each night we will reappear…” Half a mile from the Cyraneican coast in Northern Libya is a vast rock shelter. 80 metres wide and 20 … Continue reading
Idris Elba: Why I decided to write the new ‘Only Fools and Horses’ – The i – Friday Arts #14
Spring 2018, and Idris Elba is back – finally – on the small screen. For a while, the Londoner who rose to fame as Stringer Bell on The Wire, David … Continue reading
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Stephen Sondheim: ‘Directors should focus more on the text and less on themselves’ Stephen Sondheim: ‘Directors should…
Irresistible: Cumberbatch, Essiedu, Tenant, Minchin, Walter, McKellen, Kinnear, Dench & Hamlet
Irresistible.
London’s Cinema Museum is keeping cinephilia alive. Can it be saved? | Sight & Sound | BFI
The threatened sale of the south London premises of the Cinema Museum would sacrifice a rare, grassroots collection of cinephile memorabilia – and a key community resource – to the forces … Continue reading
The Life of Actress, Mary Wells – All Things Georgian
Mary Stephens Davies was baptised on 14th December 1761 in the village of Little Haywood near Colwich, Staffordshire, the daughter of Thomas Davies and his wife, Anna. At the tender age of … Continue reading
GIULIETTA MASINA (1921-1994) – Beauty Bellezza Beauté
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Comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd dies aged 90 two days after marrying partner of 40 years at home – Mirror Online
via Comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd dies aged 90 two days after marrying partner of 40 years at home – Mirror Online
“The most dangerous enemies of truth and freedom are the majority!” – Art of Quotation
“The most dangerous enemies of truth and freedom are the majority!” Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian, playwright, from “An Enemy of the People” via “The most dangerous enemies of truth and freedom are the majority!” … Continue reading
The Cherry Orchard (Bristol Old Vic) – WhatsOnStage.com
There’s an art to restoration, and Bristol Old Vic embodies it. Its refurbished gold-gilt Georgian auditorium is, at once, old and new. Its shape showcases its original form. There’s an … Continue reading
How ‘Strange Fruit’ Killed Billie Holiday – Progressive.org
“Strange Fruit” may have been written by American songwriter and poet Abel Meeropol (a.k.a. Lewis Allen), but ever since Billie Holiday sang the three brief stanzas to music in 1937, she’s … Continue reading
Returning to Haifa review – disturbing drama is a plea for peace | Stage | The Guardian
Finborough, London A Palestinian couple return to their former home to be confronted by its new Israeli owner in this unsentimental, gently political family drama… via Returning to Haifa review … Continue reading
In Memory: “Even though you may have listened to the same performance, what you heard could be vastly different from what anyone else heard.” – Art of Quotation
“The thing I love about the arts — music, theater, museums, galleries — is that everybody wins. You are touched and hopefully moved, and it is unique to each person. … Continue reading
Young Brixton activists recreate film posters with black leads | UK news | The Guardian
Shiden Tekle and his friends became so frustrated about the lack of black actors in films and TV shows that they decided to recreate famous movie posters, including Titanic, Harry … Continue reading
“The best director is the one you don’t see.” – Art of Quotation
“The best director is the one you don’t see.” Billy Wilder, director, screenwriter, 7 time Academy Award winner via “The best director is the one you don’t see.” – Art … Continue reading
James Bond director Lewis Gilbert has died, aged 97 | The Independent
Lewis Gilbert, who directed three iconic James Bond films, has died at 97. He was best-known for directing The Spy Who Loved Me. Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli … Continue reading
Emma Chambers obituary | Television & radio | The Guardian
The Vicar of Dibley, conceived by the writer Richard Curtis, began in 1994, the year in which the first female Church of England priests were ordained. The TV sitcom starred … Continue reading
Quote • LYN GARDNER • Audiences
There is an undoubted pleasure in watching a classic play unfold to an unknowing audience. I once saw Hedda Gabler in a regional theatre where it was clear from the … Continue reading
The Mash Report’s Rachel Parris on going viral, Piers Morgan and Jacob Rees-Mogg – The i – Friday Arts #11
“I think it depends which bit you’re working on,” Parris says. “For my bit, me and the fantastic Mash writing team come up with the weekly topic – we usually … Continue reading
King Lear starring Ian McKellen review at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester – ‘intensely moving’ | Review | Carousel, Theatre | The Stage
King Lear transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, in the summer, running from 11th July to 3rd November 2018. A stunning studio version of Shakespeare’s play has an … Continue reading
